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4 TIIK OMAHA PAHA HKF,: TUESDAY. FEnRtTAKY IP.. A-la-FIR!TE CORSETS ALL STRAIGin FRQN MODELS am r :vW ill RUMOR OF LABOR TROUBLES Employing Lithographers Threaten to Lock Out Workmen in Hew York. WILL FIGHT TO ENFORCE ARBITRATION on ('ar Hnnilrril TelRrawh Oprratnra the V.Tr Ilallrnnd Tnlk of Strike to F.nforce Thrlr llrnmnila. NEW YORK. Feb. 15-Troulle lirtwern lh lO.nno llthoftraphprs of thn country and their rrrp'oytrs, which hsis been hrrwlns for nearly two yearn, !.i expected to come to a head on March 15, says the Herald. On that dale a general strike or lockout probably will occur and contracts worth millions of dollars may t transferred from this country to Europe. The iflffU'iilty arlaes from the demands of the American I.lthoirraphlnn aaaoclatlon, rompuwd of 124 firms, that their employes sIrd on or lie for March 15 a general plan of arbitration by which alt disputes between the employ ers and the unions ate to be settled. If the unions refure to sign the agreement the employers will no lunger recognise the unions. Then If the men as Individuals de cline to enter Hie arbitration agreement they will be discharged and a strike or lockout Is expected. Nlnety-flvo per cent of the lithographers are well organised and the majority re ceive wages of tl2S a week or more. Most of the poster artlpts get rrom l& to fij a week. If the strike or lockout comes It will practically tie up all branches of lithograph work from magazine illustrations to ths circus posters. In anticipation of the com ing trouble several large contracts already hava been sent to Europe, Telegraphers Talk Strike. his father and a dead horse. I also saw Hurch lying there dead. Hoy Kerry wiih Htlll alive. He had crawled smith, of the bouse. "When the fliree hoys hitched their horse and wnlked down the yard did any one of them draw any weapon,' They did not. None of them made any movement to draw a revolver. DRIVE EDITOR FROM TOWN Orrson reople Threaten to Kill Ills Family If He Prints I'm per. POriTLAXD, Ore. Feb. 15 A special to the Oregonlan from Irfina; Creek. Ore., says that C. A. Coe, whose newspaper office was partly wrecked about ten days ago by dynamite, has received an annonymous letter stating that should he, attempt to resume publication of his paper, the "Ran ger," he and his family woulit be blown up. Coo nays he cannot run the risk of having his family killed and It Is expected he will leave here In a few days. Coe has Incurrc-d the bitter hatred of a largo element In the community, whom lie has antagonized in the columns of his puper. SHAFROTH GIVES BPH1S SEAT Co'orado BepreientatiT Causes Profound Situation in the House. SAYS ELECTION IS TAINTED BY FRAUD PAYNE IS TOJHAVE CHARGE Will Act as Chairman of Repnbllcan Parly Pendlnic I lie Convention. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. A dispatch to the Dally Ne7. from Washington Odsy says that It has ben practically determined that Postmaster General Payne of Wis consin, vice chairman of the rational com mittee and close to the president, shall carry on the preliminary republican cam paign work until the assembling of the na tional republican convention. At that time the new national committee and a new chairman will be chosen. In -conned Ion with the election of a chair man at that time the names of Secretary Four hundred telegraph operators em- Shaw, former Governor Murray Crane of ployed by the Erie Railroad company have held an all night meeting at Patcrson. N. J., to discuss alleged grievances. Rep resentative, from all sections were present and the western delegation Is reported to tiav favored m sfrrke immWB.telv'. but the delegates decided to . make further rep '"resinTailorl 'to thl 'maria'gemVp't 'a.nd report CROSS-EXAMINE. THE WITNESS Dewey Trial for, Harder la Hesomed nltk Beech Berry on . - the "land. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1B.-A special to the Star from Norton, Kan., nays riat when the trial of Chauneey Dewey, the mil lionaire ranchman; Claude Wilson and 3. MeBrlde, for the murder of Purchard Berry, was resumed today, .Reach Berry again took the stand and the defense con tinued Its cross-examination of the witness. Tho defense secured an admission from Berry thnt his testimony at the preliminary heating differed from his statement on Sat urday, when he gave the exact location of his father and brother Alphr.ua at the time Of the shooting. "Didn't you state at the preliminary hear ing that you didn't know where your father and brother stood?" was asked . "I suppose I did," Berry said, after ome hesitation. "I remember letter now than I did then,' Barry was asked If It was not a fact that tie had .been Indicted and arrested In Colo rado for Horse stealing. The ata,te objected and' the Jury was retired while the matter was argued. Judge Oelger overruled the atate'a objection. .. The only two witnesses of the afternoon were Roy Berry, who was wounded in the cheek In the battle, and Mrs. Viola Berry, widow of Alpbeus Berry, who said she stood in her doorway' and saw her kins men shot down. In Hnswer to questions regarding the events .that led up to tli shooting. Mm. Berry said that she was In the house with, her three children and I'ncle Daniel Berry. Wilson MeBrlde, Dewey and their followers, heavily armed, knocked at the door and demanded the water tank, tihe told them to take the tank. They went down through the yard to the tank, but they kept looking up the . road to the south. They did not move the tank. Pretty hii Alpheux, my husband and Iemuel Caperon drove up to the gate. Al pheus came Into the huuse. laid his cout dnwu and went out in the yard. Vim tlir-e hoys, Roy, Hurch and Bench, were walking dom n toward the lank when I ww Hun h slid Roy fiilj. 1 heard the report of the rinVa. Beach ran north toward the burn. 1 ran Into toe house to protect my children. I told them to lie down an I was afraid they would fire Into the house. Beach came running through the room where 1 way. Ills revolver wus In his right hand, one hot came through the wlndowglass. I carried the baby in my arms, because 1 thought they would not shoot me if 1 had the child In my arms. H must have been an hour before they left. 1 looked over the mud wall. I sew my dead huband and Massachusetts and Governor Durbln of In diana have been mentioned. FORECAST OF JTHE WEATHER I'lilr and Warmer Weather for Ne-b-Kska, and Iowa Toes- " day. WASHINGTON. Feb. J5.-Forecast: For Nebraska Partly cloudy Tuesday and warmer In weal portion; Wednesday, warmer in cast and snow in west portion. For Iowa Fair and continued cold Tues day; Wednesday, fair and warmer. For Illinois Fair and continued cold Tuesday; Wednesday, fair and not so cold, with fresh north winds. For Kansas Fair Tuesday, and Wednes day, fair and warmer. For Mlsorl Fair Tuesday; Wednesday, fair and warmer. . For Colorado Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday. For Wyoming Snow Tuesday and cohler In west portion; Wednesdny, snow and colder. For South Dakota Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday, and Wednesday, snow. Local Ilfio.rd. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, Feb. 15 Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding d.iy of the last thret years: . 1004. 1913. 1902. 1901. Maximum temperature.... 11 16 30 44 Minimum temperature.... 1 2 i .a? Mean temperature ," G 6 21 Sfi l'reclpltutlon .00 . 01 .00 .uu Kecord or temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March L ISM8: ...... Normal temperature 2R lVtli iency for the day jo Total deficiency since March I, 1H03 30 Normal precipitation 0,1 inch Deficiency for tho day . .03 inch Total rainfall since March 1 32. i Inches Excess since March 1, llWC 1.02 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, TV Inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1SHC... (.28 Inches Reports from Stations at 7 P. M. CONDITION OF THS WKATJil'.K. Omaha, partly cloudy ml n .im Valentine, cloudy ml jj; North Platte, cloudy liil is .10 Cheyenne, cloudy ;:. &4l .uu Hull j,kr- City, cloudy m w .ho Rapid City, cloudy u .( Huron, cloudy I I .00 llliHlon, clear ti! .iki Chicago, clear 0 41 .1) Ht. I-ouls, cloudy in ?n .00 8t. Paul, clear .10 I avenpurt, cloudy 4 1J .Hi Kansas City, clear lt: 201 .00 Havre, cloudy Jj Hi ,00 Helena, cluudv Iti; lrt T Blamarck. clear 141 12; .0 Oalvevton. cloudy 18 20' .00 Deelarea He Is la So Way Respon sible and Has Sot Hera Aware of aitaatloa tntll the Investigation. WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.-In voluntarily relinquishing his seat as a" member of the house of representatives Mr. Shafroth of the First district of Colorado furnished a profound sensation during the forty min utes' session today. The manly and earnest words of the Colorado member fairly took the breath of the house as he proceeded to put the first case on record in that body where n member gave up his seat, acknowl edging that his election had been tainted by fraud. For this fraud Mr. Shafroth de clared he was not In any way responsible, nor wa he aware thai It hud been perpe trated until the evidence had been adduced before the elections committee of the house. It was not done, he said further, for the purpose of causing his election. As he announced the conclusion of eight years of service In this manner, most un satisfactory to himself, hla voice betokened the emotion he felt. The hush spread over tho floor and galleries when the purport of his remarks were realised became Hlmost painful. But when he sat down with words of thanks on his lips for the treatment he had received from hla colleagues on both sides of the chamber applause burst forth and continued long and heartily. The dem ocratic members arose almost enmasse and extended personal expressions of sympathy and encouragement. Vote oa the Seating. Mr. Olmstead. chairman of the committee In charge of the contest, recognised the nn tisuul position Mr. Shafroth had taken. Ha said the investigation by hla committee ex onerated Mr. Shafroth from any connection with the Irregularities which had been shown. The stand taken, he said, was n most manly nnd courageous one. The com mittee had taken no steps toward formu lating Its action In the rase and the sur prising action of Mr. Shafroth, as had been taken explained by him, was based on the testimony of the handwriting expert who examined the ballots. After the explana tion of Mr. Shafroth, Mr. Olmstead hnstily drew up the proper resolution for his un seating and the seating of Mr. Bonynge and this was agreed to with silent assent, whereupon the house kdjourned. Secretary Jamea Wilson of the Agricul tural department relinquished a neat !n the house to a contestant in order that the bill to make General Grant a full general on the retired list might be passed. A re port had been made from the committee and the cose was pending on the last day of the congress. Samuel J. Randall brought In a bill In behalf of General Grant, but the democrats, who were In the majority, In sisted that there should be b vote on the contest against Wilson. The republicans were filibustering agalnat such a vote being taken, but Mr. Wilson arose and stated that he did not want to stand in the way of the Grant bill and asked that the con testant, B. It. Frederick, be seated. This was done about two hours before the con gress expired March 4. 1883. The Grant bill was then unanimously passed. While Wilson voluntarily retired. It waa for a special purpose and not because he felt that hla election was void. Mr. Sh a froth's statement was regarded aa most extraordinary, and when he had con cluded rearly the entire democratic! mem bership surrounded h:s seat. niscovera the Fraad. Mr. Chafroth's statement follows In part: In the contested election case of Robert W. Poynge against John F. Shafroth. It was stipulated and agreed by. contestant and contestee that the tallots cast at that election in the twenty-nine contested pre cincts should be brought before the com mission of election of the house and opened for the first time within the pres ence of Ha members. The ballots were those cast at the general election of 1902 for state officers and representatives In congress. The ballots were shipped to the clerk of the house of reprtaentatives at the Joint expense of congress, contestant and con tested. A subcommittee was appointed to ascertain how many Illegal ballots were contained therein. An expert was ap p '.nted, and on Thursday last he made hla report to the committee. The committee then ordered that the parties rhould have one week's time to examine the ballots. Examination dlseloe.es the fact that the asaurancea which I had received as to the tegularlty of the votes in many of the pre cints were not true, and that there were Illegal votes therein which tainted the polls, and the polls so tainted gave me a greater plurality than my returned majority. That fact was a bitter disappointment to me, but nevertheless true. The law is that when a poll Is tainted by fraud, and It Is Impossible to purge the poll of the fraudu lent votes, the vote of the entire precinct, legal or Illegal, must he thrown out. The committee has given mo every opportunity to ascertain the Illegal vote and to save the valid one In those preclncta. Until I saw the ballots laat Thursday I thought the Illegal vote would be detected and sep arated from the legal vote. 1 must con fess that my inspection ha convinced mo that It Is impossible to do so In this case. Eeveral Bills Passed. Mr. Proctor of tho committee on agri culture, reported the agricultural appro priation bill and gave notice that ha would ask to take It up tomorrow. The confer ence report of tho urgent deficiency ap propriation bill waa preaented and agreed to. The following bills passed: Providing for the payment of 13,000 to Jean Louis Legacle on account of aervlcea In returning Sitting Bull and hla followers to the United Statea after the Custer bat tle In Montana; providing for tho compen sation of officers and men of the army who lost effects In a cyclone at Galveston and a hurricane In Porto Rico In 1900; amending the laws relating to the sale of detached lots of public lands; providing for the opening of a portion of the reservation of the Lower Brule Indians Id South Dakota. books, papers and tickets were saved and some of the freight from the house, other wise the building Is a total loss. The run. panv will have Its office In an sdjolning building until a new depot Is erected. Residence at Beatrice. BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 15. (Special Tel egram.) Fire of unknown origin destroyed the dwelling 1 ouse nf Ernest Crosby this afternoon. The loss will amount to with no Insurance. DEATH RECORD. ytrn. Marianne 1). Wllklns. Mrs. Vsrlanne B. Wllklns, widow of the late Charles Wilkin, died nt 2 yesterday morning at the home of her son, Charles F., If 22 Chicago street. The deceased Is survived by six sons: Chiules F. and Walter B. of Omaha, A'.frrd T. of Tabor, la.. W. E. of Morris Park. I,. I.. J. II. of Denver nnd Arthur of MWsoti'x, Mont. Mrs. Wllklns was born In England. Aupnst 12. 1S2H, and came to Omaha during 107. The funeral arrangements will net be an nounced tint II the sons arc heard from. Colonel II, T. lironberry. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Colonel Henry T. Granberry, ft; years of age, who In IKil put down an Insurrection nt South Hamden, which became known in Virginia history as Knapp's war, Is dead at his home hero. He owned a large .tobacco plantation In Virginia, but had lived hero since lmt and claimed to have voted at every presidential election since the Jackson campaign. Colonel Granberry was known as General R. E. Iee's double. Mrs. P. 4. Dene). BUTTE, Neh., Feb. 15. (Special Tele gram.) Mrs. P. C. Dewey died of apoplexy yesterday. The funeral was held today In charge of the Grand Army of the Itepublic and the Woman's Relief Corps. RICH WOMEN TO HELP POOR Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt and Mrs. J. D. ilarrlman W III Devote Time and Money. NEW YORK, Feb. :3. Mrs. W. K. Van derbllt and her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. Borden llarrlmun, have determined to accept litcrully and net upon the advice recently given by the Rev. Dr. Ralnsford of St. Georgo's church who deplored the exclusive attitude of women of wealth, saying that they should take a more direct nnd active Interest In the affairs of those less fortunate. Mrs. Vanderbllt has begun her -vork by giving 15,000 to the Presbyterian Hospital Training School for Nurses, with the con aitlon that it be spent to send nurses into the tenement houses. This sum It Is under stood will be only a fraction of what she will devote to the same purpose If the work prospers as she hopes. Mrs. Harrimnn has Joined In the move ment and both tiave determined not only to supply funds, but to give liberally of their time. For the better management of the undertaking, a governing committee will be formed of which both women will be members. Chamberlain's Co a ah Remedy Is a medicine of great worth and merit. Try It when you have a cough or cold and you are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which It affords. It Is pleasant to take and can always be depended upon. REX IS NOW-IN FULL SWAY Monarch Opes Hrll Oras Festivities with t anal Ceremonies at XeW-tlrlea n. NEW ORLEANS. Feb.,15. With the ar rival today of His Merry Majesty Rex, the New Orlans carnival may said to be In full swing. Arriving trains today brought sev eral thousands visitors, including many people of prominence In the business and social circles of the north, east and west. The king of the .parnlval made his entry Into tho city by the river route. He had been escorted up the river by a gaily dec .rated fleet of boats. The battleship Texas was dressed for the occasion. Local and federal troops led the parade of his majesty through the streets of the city, which wert crowded with sightseers. Indicates below sero. T Indicates trace of precipitation. 1 A. WELSH. Forecaster. "I bad a very bad couch for three years. Then I tried Ayer'a. Cherry Pec toral. My sore lungs were soon healed and my cough dropped away."--Mrs. Pkakl liVDC Guthrie Centre, la. J P Cherry Pectoral Doctors first prescribed this grand medicine over, sixty years ago. They use it today more than ever. They rely upon it for colds, coughs of all- kinds, bronchitis, consump tion. ' They will tell you how it heals in flamed lungs and strengthens weak throats. Ma , ti.ee. au . i. C. Ar Oa.. Lew.ll. ttu. SENATE PASSESJ.ISTLESS DAY Condition of flenatar llanaa leaves C'haaaher Depressed aad ( ouearned. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. The suspense concerning the condition of Senator Hanna had an appredab'.e effect on the senato today and aa a result the proceedings were marked by an unusual llstlessness and de pression. There were no apeechea on any subject and more attention was given to the frequent bulletins announcing (he con dition of the senator than to matters of legislation. The entire time of the legisla tive session was devoted to routine business, the most Important matter taken up being the bill providing for a gratuity to former Quten Llluoikalunl of Hawaii, which u loot on a ta vota.. At J:10 the senate went into executive ses sion and at 3:19 adjourned. FIRE RECORD. Uepat at Mitchell. MITCHELL, S. D.. Feb. li. 4SpeoJa) Telegram.) This afternoon the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis t Omaha railroad depot was destroyed by Are. It was a frame structure about 100 feet. It Is sup posed the fire originated in the room where freight la stored, although the fire was first discovered in the agent's pfflce. The Are had been burning; some time before it was discovered and evidently had burned Its way Into the agent's office. All the Elgin and Waliham ..'atches at your own prices. Adler's ruction sale of unredeemed pledges. 8. E. Cor. 12th and Farnam sts. Annonneemeuts of the Theaters, Dally matinees of the Hageubeck Animal show at the Krug will not bo given, for the reason that a dlffexenca between tha house and company managements could not be adjusted to permit of two performances every day. So during tha engagement which Is for the entire week, the only matinees will be those of Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, the regular matinee The case of Miss Frankte Orser, of Boston, Mass., is in teresting to all women. Dear Mug. Piskham: I suffered misery for teveral years. My back ached and I had bearingsluwn pains, and frc- ?uent headaches. I would often wake rom a restful bleep in such pain and misery that it would bo hours before I could close my eyes again. I dreaded the long1 nights and weary days. I could do no work. 1 consulted dilTer ent physicians hoping to fret relief, but, finding1 that their medicines did not cure me, I tried Lydla K. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, as it was highly recommended to me. I am g-lad that I did o, for I soon found that it was the medicine for my cose Very soon I was rid of every ache anil rain and restored to perfect health, feel splendid, have a fine appetite, and have gained in weight a lot." Miss iPkUaaiB Obszh, U Warrcnton Bt., Iioston, Mass. $3000 forfait Ifvtqlnal at ateve ittttr arewnf gtKulncntts canaet are ewes'. Surely you cannot wish to re main weak, sick and discouraged, and exhausted with each day's work. Soma derangement of the feminine organs is responsible for this exhaustion, following any kind of work tr effort, JLydia U. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound will help you just as it taM Uioiuauus vf other woiiieiu days of the house. The big company of 'The Fllver flipper," uhlch t.flns nt lie clever anlmsl actors entertained another Hoyd theater with a tontine n Th,iv large audience last night and will no doubt day afternoon. Only tmo pcrformai.ci r wi'.l continue to do a bit- bulnes during tin; be Riven, i week. This Is the first time the real Hag- n Friday evening nt th,- l.,n,1 Mis enbeck show has been In this country t.snatry and the Imperial Tin nt, i cnM,, U y will open a short crurpinn' t i;im; Peats are now being sold for the cng.'ice- J ".Mrs. peering s Wvoh-c nM FiM.iv ,iei ment of the great Fisher find Ttlley sitccese. i noon anil PiMtirduy mntlti.-e , id . ,. i , . - gonernrs ' on n w or. s.-'liv Sat nr. I.'.y t!j;rit. S'ts are Masonic iMnig nf Nebln ."I Tuesd.i i VfiiiK at T;i, I" Work in !'. i'. cKveo. V we;. vono. i-V.i H: ! K A V. ' l I.K.W. Sr.'. ka lodge No. 1 r'or'mry IS. udting bietliren n.Y. W. 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